Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery · 4 pending regulations · 10 court cases · $173.6M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$173.6M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
HIGH
0 rulings — · 4 reg · 8 CIT, 2 CAFC
Global Rates
🇺🇸 Free
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A
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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, Federal Register, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-29 · Updates monthly
This code has elevated regulatory activity — 0 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 4 pending Federal Register actions, and 10 CIT/CAFC cases.
100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.
This is a high-volume import code — $174M in monthly US imports. Duty rate changes or trade remedy actions on this code have significant economic impact.
List 1 — ~$34B of Chinese goods (machinery, electronics, industrial components)
Active — 7.5%–25% additional duties on Chinese-origin goods across four tranches (Lists 1–4A), with higher 2024/2025 increases on targeted product categories.
Effective 2018-07-06
These additional tariffs apply on top of the general duty rate. View full trade remedy tracker →
| Code | Description | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8480.10.00.00 | Molding boxes for metal foundry | 3.8% |
| 8480.20.00.00 | Mold bases | 3.4% |
| 8480.30.00.00 | Molding patterns | 2.8% |
| 8480.41.00.00 | Injection or compression types | 3.1% |
| 8480.49.00 | Other types | 3.1% |
| 8480.49.00.10 | Molds for centrifugal casting of ductile iron pipe | — |
| 8480.49.00.90 | Other | — |
| 8480.50.00 | Molds for glass | Free |
| 8480.50.00.10 | Injection or compression types | — |
| 8480.50.00.90 | Other types | — |
| 8480.60.00 | Molds for mineral materials | Free |
| 8480.60.00.10 | Injection or compression types | — |
| 8480.60.00.90 | Other types | — |
| 8480.71 | Injection or compression types: | — |
| 8480.71.10.00 | For shoe machinery | Free |
| 8480.71.40.00 | For the manufacture of semiconductor devices | Free |
| 8480.71.80 | Other | 3.1% |
| 8480.71.80.20 | Temporarily imported for testing, calibration, examination, repair or alteration; returned after being exported for testing, calibration, examination, repair or alteration | — |
| 8480.71.80.45 | Injection type | — |
| 8480.71.80.60 | Compression type | — |
| 8480.79 | Other types: | — |
| 8480.79.10.00 | Molds for shoe machinery | Free |
| 8480.79.90 | Other | 3.1% |
| 8480.79.90.10 | Blow molds | — |
| 8480.79.90.20 | Bladder operated molds | — |
| 8480.79.90.90 | Other molds | — |
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MOLDING BOXES FOR METAL FOUNDRY
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
